<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Nyssa sylvatica</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>black gum</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Nyssa</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>black gum</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>black tupelo</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>black-gum</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>blackgum</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of tree found in moist areas of the eastern U.S. from Maine south to the Gulf Coast and westward to Oklahoma. Its wood is light and soft, but tough. The black gum is sometimes grown as an ornamental, prized for brilliant scarlet autumnal foliage. The bark dye has good washfastness and fair lightfastness. ]]></note></mads>